נפח

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Verb

נָפַח or נְפַח • (nāp̄aḥ or nəp̄aḥ)

  1. to blow, to exhale to breathe

References

  • “npḥ”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
נ־פ־ח (n-p-ḥ)

From Proto-Semitic *napaḫ-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

נָפַח • (nafákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to blow, exhale

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָפַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָפַחְתִּי נָפַחְנוּ
second נָפַחְתָּ נָפַחְתְּ נְפַחְתֶּם1 נְפַחְתֶּן1
third נָפַח נָפְחָה נָפְחוּ
present נוֹפֵחַ נוֹפַחַת נוֹפְחִים נוֹפְחוֹת
future first אֶפַּח ניפח / נִפַּח
second תיפח / תִּפַּח תיפחי / תִּפְּחִי תיפחו / תִּפְּחוּ תיפחנה / תִּפַּחְנָה2
third ייפח / יִפַּח תיפח / תִּפַּח ייפחו / יִפְּחוּ תיפחנה / תִּפַּחְנָה2
imperative פַּח פְּחִי פְּחוּ פַּחְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָפַחְתֶּם and נָפַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

נִפֵּחַ • (nipéakh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניפח

Noun

נַפָּח • (nápakh) m (plural indefinite נַפָּחִים, singular construct נַפַּח־, plural construct נַפָּחֵי־)

  1. smith, blacksmith

Noun

נֶפַח • (nefákh) m (plural indefinite נְפָחִים, singular construct נֶפַח־, plural construct נִפְחֵי־)

  1. volume

References

  1. ^ “לוחות נטיית הפועל”, in The Academy of the Hebrew Language website (in Hebrew), 2024 March 18 (last accessed)
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